Climbing and spinning toy



Sept. 6, 1952 s. P. NE-ZMETH 2,610,439

CLIMBING AND SPINNING TOY Filed Feb. 25. 1950 INVENTOR.

BY 1; My 2%.

be performed in order to convert the toy -from git-appears when usedasiaj climber Fig.;2is,a side'elevation ofthei-toy when part- Ilyfjsurrounde'd by a ribbon ,preparatoryfito its use asiaspinner'f w f L"Fig.3 is a longitudinal section, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig.4, which is a view v 155 to Fig. 3,;-:shows .w toy of Fig. 1.

Referring first to the construction of Figs. 1-3, I have provided twolike hollow cones C and C, of plastic or the like, each having at itsapex an inserted steel fitting II provided with a spinning point I2which is exposed upon the cone end. For the, two cones there areprovided heads H and H each in the form of a disc having a peripheralrecess to form a shoulder l3 whereon the base end IA of the cone may beseated and to which it may be secured with the aid of an appropriateadhesive. Extending axially from each disc toward the other for endengagement therewith is a short hub l5 whereby to maintain the discsspaced apart slightly to provide between them a deep narrow groove 9.

The head H is also provided with a lateral passageway [8 whichcommunicates with the groove g at a point which is close to the hub' l5.At the center of this head is an axial openin for receiving a hollowrivet which is extended through the head H as well. In this way the twoheads are axially aligned, and by enlarging opposite ends of the rivetto engage outer faces -.-2, show ng: the

of the heads the two hollow cone bodies C and C" are secured together asa unit.

The peripheral surfaces of the two heads are desirably serrated atthereby to provide a traction lane. The maximum diameters of the headsare such as to substantially coincide with the diameters of the cones attheir base ends [4 which are desirably rounded at their points of l5 toy"with each gravitationalfl'descent 25 cast outwardly and downwardly toland, either juncture with ,theflcone bodies. As a -resul Qt centralpqrtion vo the: toyri s b ta al y; form in .vdiameterg'from .end to'endwhere traction.lane islocated, I

I V ,iln'ithe ope i n o sem ins 't eone l a d' hea s. a rd 0: p c twenth iheaqs jwith'iits' .end portion inserted through the sageway tl 8;'lheJcord end is then tied I ntofia kn tiafi'fi o' a b l aea en w saqve- 'portiomofpthe" cord is JBNGYCOiIEdjaIQlJH I v 'w ql r lth heie onv1 :i' it siil r re I ;use the:toy 'as;a' climber; the cordyisf hyth ireciprocatedz-vertically to induce *rotatio whereby ,to accumulatea;store-ofkinetic'energy sufficient-to produce: thereafter aclimbingofhe l p l' a V 1 r I. I

-a -top;;'a ribbon at is wound o foperate; as

- go around" the-gserratedftraction lane inthef cen r'al-portionzofthe}toy-and over the groove g ls Fig. :2) *Inthisoperaticn-the cord-'c'reni within the" groove The-free end--ribbon-- is then held ecurely- "while th toy iis end down, upon thehard smooth surface selected for the spinning operation. It will benoted that the ribbon tends to enter the groove g (see Fig. 2) whileengaging the serrations 25 whereby the friction therebetween isenhanced.

This is particularly desirable in the case of a plastic constructionwhere the exterior surface is rather smooth and slippery.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, the construction here is much the sameexcept that the two cones C and C are solid as would be the case if madeof wood. These cones are interconnected by a dowel pin 3| which isextended into coaxial openings 32 in the two cones as far as permittedby the depth of such openings. The

two cones are then maintained slightly spaced apart. A suitable glue orcement is used to secure the dowel pin to each of the cones betweenwhich is a deep narrow groove 9' that extends inwardly'to the pin 31. Acord 0 by which'the toy may be spun after the manner of'a top is coiledaround within the groove and its innerend portion is extended into alateral passageway 35 that is provided at one point adjacent the dowelpin to be clamped in place thereby.

tines, one at each end of the toy, assures a. 10113 c 3 life therefor.In the central portion of the toy each cone is formed with an anuularrecess 45 to cooperate with the other in providing a shallow guidewayinto which a ribbon r may be fitted and wound thereupon. When this isdone, the cord is first coiled aroundwithin the groove 9 so as to beconfined wholly therein. When the ribbon is wound around within theguideway, the toy-is adapted tolbe used as a top in themanner'falreadydescribed.

I claim:

1. A climbing-spinning toy, comprising a pair; of opposed and co-axiallydisposed conicalbodies,

substantially complemental circular heads individually and-fixedlyengaged with the adjacent ends of the conical bodies, axially arrangedand disposed hubs on the adjacent and outer sides of said heads endwiseabuttingly engaged and fixedly interconeoted and relatively spacing theheads whereby to form therebetween a narrow circumfferential channelopening outwardly ontolsaid heads and terminating ata'nd about saidendwise "abuttingly engaged hubs, an inner portion of said channelcommunicating with a lateral way'in one [of .sai'dhe'ads for engagementtherethrough and securement therein or one'end portion'of-a cord,woundiwlthin and about said channel, and'the oute'r peripheries of saidcircular heads being each correspondingly"inset'with relation to the pe-"ripheral portions orthe adjacent ends of said conical bodies whereby toform a circumferential ly disposed channel of adepth lessand a widthgreater than that of said first channel for the receptiontherein of awound flexible ribbon independently of the wound cord.

" 2.. A climbing-spinning toy, l comprising a pair of opposedandco-axially disposedconical shell- ;likq bodies, substantiallycomplemental circular heads individually and fixedly, engaged with the.adjacent ends oi the conical shell-like bodies, axially arranged anddisposed hubs on andextended laterally from the adjacent and outer sides-qea djh ds dwi e a u i e e a e nd cular heads. 25 i the adjacent endsof said conical shell-like bodies,

whereby to form a circumferentially disposed channel of a depth less andwith a Width greater than that of said first channel and communicatingtherewith for the reception therein of a wound flexible ribbonindependently of the channel received wound cord, said ribbon when woundabout and within thefl last mentioned channel being free for deflectioninto the mouth portion of the first mentioned channel whereby toincrease its frictionarengagement with said'cir- STEFFEN P. NEMETH.

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